United Nations Security Council Resolution
Israel’s ongoing attack and ongoing firefighting in the Gaza Strip. A resolution in the United Nations Security Council passed on Friday. This resolution is a calling for “urgent actions” to allow “safe, an unrestricted expansion” humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip.
This resolution is submitted by the United Arab Emirates, to the United Nations Security Council for humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip. The resolution passed in Couonsil with a vote of 13-0. Russia and the United States of America, both are permanent members of the council and are absent from voting.
This resolution demands that both Israel and Hammas make sure that they give full excess to the civil population, which is needed to supply life-saving medicine, food etc. Both parties facilitate all available routes in the Gaza Strip and border crossing areas.
Also requested to make structure and mechanism of the UN in Gaza to ensure instant relief and help for civilians in the strip. The coordinator must establish that UN mechanism to further provision humanitarian in war zones.
The resolution also requests to coordinator to send his initial report to the council within 20 days. The report must be presented to the council every 90 days after the initial report till 20 September of next year. Both parties to the conflict must cooperate to fulfil the mandate of Coordinate without any obstruction and delay.
This resolution also demands both parties of the conflict to adhere to international law and condemns barely any attacks on civilian places and the civilian populations in Gaza. They demanded to release of hostages immediately and unconditionally.
The resolution also demands about protection of UN humanitarian personnel and the operation of relief in the strip. Both parties in conflict must protect them. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres must report in five working days about the implementation of the resolution.
Before the vote for this resolution, the US vetoed a Russian amendment, demanding the end of war and cessation of hostilities in Gaza. This is necessary for humanitarian relief for civilians in a war zone.
In the Security Council US blocked many resolutions on cease fire in Gaza it fenestrated many countries in the world and the allies of the US.
UAE Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh to the UN said earlier that the purpose of the resolution is simple. It is a response to the catastrophic humanitarian situation facing the Palestinian people, who are on the front line of this war. Also protecting those seeking to deliver life-saving assistance. Also calling for the urgent release of hostages and the delivery of relief supplies. Provide humanitarian assistance to meet their medical needs.
Nusseibeh said the 15 council members held extensive negotiations to find a wording that took into account all concerns and they didn’t reject this resolution ” when people need more than expectations.
The vote was particularly notable because, since October 7, several Security Council resolutions related to the conflict have not passed because of vetoes by the permanent members. World leaders and observers put a question mark on the effectiveness of the Security Council.
Since October 7, the Israeli army has launched a devastating war in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 20,057 deaths and 53,320 injuries, most of them children and women. This caused massive damage and triggered a humanitarian disaster.
